Essays on Adolescence

Tom et al “shake it baby,shake it (2010) 844-859. \xa0In this write up the authors talk of the influence that the media has on adolescents and more so women. It goes further to identify the various roles that both genders play in the media. The women are portrayed as to being...

A.B. (n.d.). Is parenthood for you? BabyCenter. Retrieved February 03, 2016, from http://www.babycenter.com/ready-for-parenthood. Chapter 6 is about knowing if the couple is ready for the baby. Most people find rearing a child as one of the most important, demanding and time consuming activity. However, quite a number of people do not...

Interaction with society is an essential part of applying what is learned theoretically in class. A passion of giving back to the society is useful, especially when dealing with the community where the real action is expected after learning in class. There are various ways of giving back to the...

Adolescent development Adolescent development is a period of human growth and development that begins with puberty and ends with a transition to adulthood. In this stage an individual experiences physical changes that are triggered by body hormones while the cognitive changes are associated with the improvement in both complex and abstract...

Youths are involved in numerous activities. Adolescents especially from the age of 12 and 19 are more hyperactive as compared to individuals in other age brackets. Hyperactivity, though seeming good from the surface, poses adolescents into hazards, injuries and accidents. Such accidents and injuries may be caused by concussions from...

Statistics on Media Consumption among Adolescents Statistics show that children and adolescents spend an astonishing amount of their time during the day and at bedtime on electronic media and communication activities. A recent survey conducted by the Common Sense Media to provide paints a clear picture of the use by young...

The nuclear or two-parent family has been the most dominant family structure throughout America’s history. Waldfogel, Craigie, and Brooks-Gunn point out that “the vast majority of American children were born into and spent their childhood in intact married-couple families” (87). However, single-parent families have become prevalent causing many children to...

Financial learning often comes after going through serious money problems. Financial lessons are usually very costly and revering from them can take a lot of time and effort.             I chose financial learning since it is vital for a person to have good money spending habits, or else one finds themselves...

The implications and effects of birth control to the adolescents in society have increased the rate of immorality and irresponsible conducts among teenagers. However, before one decides to be introduced to the method, the insurer should check and analyze the disadvantages and long-term effect in the future. Sometimes they are...

The Negative Effects of Pornography The use and availability of pornography have become pervasive among adolescents and adults. The utilization of pornographic films, video, and literature is coupled with various adverse physical, psychological, and emotional health consequences. These comprise of the high rates of depression, violent behavior, anxiety, sexual promiscuity, negative...

All of the pretest factors were the reliable variables. Self-reported drug use, student attitudes toward drugs, future drug use intentions, perceived benefits and costs of drug use, media influence on drug use observed, peer attitudes toward drug use and substance abuse, assertiveness, and learner self-esteem were among the topics covered. The...

Introduction Despite the great attention paid to adolescent sexuality, multiple teenage pregnancies have been documented, leading to a nationwide epidemic. Following that, research questions were developed to aid in discovering the underlying cause of the problem. Research Questions The research questions included: What variables contribute to Texas's high teenage pregnancy rates? What are...